Can you keep friendship before family relationship

i do believe with this cliche...BLOOD are thicker than the WATER...so whatever happesn family would still be valued...but if we can at least balance it, then why not, when friends are also like family to us...and most of us, i bet friends knows us best than our family are....

if its to choose family or friends, i´ll obviously go for my family family is the one i love it n its my life but not friendship, i think most of u all here agree with me. family gives u love n also gives u pain but u cant accept only love right? as each n every topic or a thing or a relationship has a drawback n no thing in the world comes without pain hence u cant just take love n deny the pain if u need love from ur beloved ones u have to even tolerate the pain which comes with. friendship is another thing whenever we r sad or happy we feel like sharing it with our friends.but u cant opt friendship on the basis of family. family comes first n then all other relationship.

The problem is that there are friends that are so close that are also considered as family members even though they are not blood related.. so it can be tricky but I guess i would have to go with Family because no matter what family will always be there.. there are many friends that will come and go throughout ones lifetime and family well... its always their.

If I think the friend is important to me ,I will keep this friendship!@